-ed Suffix
The suffix ed means
Something is in the past
It already happened
Past tense
What figurative language makes a reference to a popular or common thing/concept?
Allusion
What text structure is on pages 128-130?
Cause and Effect
Name the 6 text structures.
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Chronological
Sequence
Description
When dealing with Author's Purpose, what does PIE stand for?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
The suffix of -ed can only be applied to what part of speech?
And what part of the word does it get added to?
At the end of verbs
The traffic crawled along the congested highway.
Personification
Describe how hunger is physically impacting William and his family. (pages 129-132)
Geoffrey and William’s father lose their vision at times, everyone is skin and bones or swollen due to lack of nutrients. William’s heart is weakening
Differences and similarities of two or more things are discussed
Compare and Contrast
the author wants you to believe or do something
vs
the author wants to tell or teach you something
Persuade
Inform
What sound does "ed" make in the word "planted"?
My two year old daughter is the apple of my eye. What is the figurative language and what does it mean?
Metaphor and that the person values their daughter a lot.
What was speculated to be the cause of human contagion of cholera? (pages 128-129)
A man went to a funeral and caught it there, spreading it when he came back home.
The first published ice-cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, an African American confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream.
Chronological
Halloween is the best holiday of the year! Everyone should go out and get a costume. If you can’t find one to buy, make one. Halloween is better than the other holidays because you get to trick-or-treat with your friends.
Persuade
What sound does "ed" make in the word "looked"?
/t/
The teacher talked until her tongue fell out. What figurative language is this and what does it mean?
Hyperbole and it means the teacher talked too much.
Explain why this chapter is titled “Twenty Days”. What happens to William and his family in March?
Their crop of maize is doing well and will be ready to eat in twenty days. If the family can make it that long, they will be able to eat again.
When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables.
Description
Sarita was excited to get out of the car. She had been waiting for today for weeks and it was finally here. She skipped as she went up the walkway to the house, and her mom opened the door. Suddenly, everyone shouted, “Surprise!”
Entertain
How do correctly you make "hurry" past tense?
What about "enjoy?"
Hurried
Enjoyed
William makes an allusion to the Bible and says, “Mr. Geoffrey, we’re like those seeds planted on fertile soil, not on the roadside, stepped on by everyone walking past”
What type of figurative language is being used in William's allusion?
Simile
Explain the central idea of chapter 8 in one minute.
Up to your teacher's discretion
One time my mom and I made ice-cream. We added sugar and cream into a big glass bowl. We kept it frozen in the middle of a bigger glass bowl. While it froze, I stirred the mixture with a hand mixer.
Sequence
Smoking is a bad habit. Smoking costs Americans thousands of dollars a year. It also causes major health problems. There are over 4,800 chemicals found in one cigarette. Smoking is a habit that people can choose to quit, but it takes a lot of effort.
Inform